SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Mattresses, ladders, couches and even car doors: San Antonio drivers said they are dodging all kinds of debris on area highways.<\/p>\n
Isaiah Flores, a San Antonio driver, said he has learned to expect the unexpected on Interstate 35.<\/p>\n
\u201cDriving on I-35 is absolutely terrifying,\u201d Flores said.<\/p>\n
He is not talking about a soda can or a fast-food bag.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have narrowly avoided ladders in the middle of the highway, couches, car doors, dog crates, and tools in the middle of I-35,\u201d Flores said.<\/p>\n
Flores said he had had enough of the close calls, so he commented on a KSAT social media post about road debris. He was not alone.<\/p>\n
One viewer said a mattress near Highway 90 and Military Drive sat there for years. Another said a couch has been along Interstate 10 for a month.<\/p>\n
TxDOT told KSAT it contracts weekly sweeping and debris removal, plus spot sweeping as needed. The agency also said it conducts two litter pickups a month.<\/p>\n
TxDOT said its crews maintain more than 11,000 lane miles across the San Antonio region, and that preventing litter in the first place is the most effective solution.<\/p>\n
Flores said drivers share responsibility, too.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think a way we can fix it is by citizens being a little more accountable and making sure things are properly strapped down,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
For Flores, it is what ends up in his lane that has him worried.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love San Antonio, I love living here, I just want it to feel a little less like \u2018Final Destination\u2019 when I\u2019m driving to Walmart, please,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n